Here’s one for all you fellow collectors of weird grains. If you’ve got a bag of chickpea flour (AKA gram flour or besan) lurking in the pantry, the time has come to put it to good use. And if not, scamper off pronto and grab a four-pound sack at Saigon Market for $5.99.

The specialty we’re dealing with here is called Farinata, and it hails to the Ligurian Sea coastline, stretching roughly from Nice to Pisa in Italy. Typically baked in a wood-burning oven and seasoned with rosemary and black pepper, it’s easy to recreate this unleavened bread that doubles as an impresive source of protein at home.

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